Tensions with evangelicals threaten Trump White House bid

BY JULIA MANCHESTER

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Tensions between Donald Trump and evangelical leaders have spilled into public view, posing a potential threat to the former president’s election chances in 2024.

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The five hardest hits from a judge’s scathing ruling against former President Trump 

BY NIALL STANAGE

Former President Trump suffered yet another legal setback on Thursday, when a U.S. district judge ordered him and his lead attorney to pay almost $1 million in costs and fees to numerous defendants, including Hillary Clinton, after a Trump suit the judge found to be without merit. 

The stark finding appears to have had an instant result — a rare Trump retreat on a related matter. 

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DeSantis sparks outrage with rejection of African American studies class

BY BROOKE MIGDON AND CHEYANNE M. DANIELS

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is facing criticism after his administration rejected an Advanced Placement African American Studies course from being taught in Florida schools, the latest curriculum-related action by the governor to draw fierce backlash.

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White House calls Florida rejection of AP African American studies course ‘incomprehensible’

BY BRETT SAMUELS

The White House on Friday called it “incomprehensible” for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) to block a new Advanced Placement (AP) course for high school students on African American studies.

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Biden’s approval underwater: poll

BY CAROLINE VAKIL

President Biden’s approval rating remains underwater as the president prepares for an anticipated reelection bid, according to a new Harvard CAPS-Harris Poll survey released Friday exclusively to The Hill.

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Trump is heavy favorite in GOP 2024 primary: poll

BY MAX GREENWOOD

Former President Trump is the clear favorite to win the 2024 Republican presidential nod, despite Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s (R) swelling national profile, according to a new Harvard CAPS-Harris Poll survey released exclusively to The Hill. 

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Trump: ‘Under no circumstances’ should Republicans cut Social Security or Medicare

BY BRETT SAMUELS

Former President Trump on Friday urged Republicans in Congress not to cut “a single penny” from Medicare or Social Security, a notable warning as some GOP lawmakers prepare to use the debt ceiling debate as leverage to try to secure spending cuts.

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McCarthy tries to get out of his box on debt ceiling 

BY ARIS FOLLEY

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) is pressing for Democrats to come to the bargaining table and begin negotiations to address the nation’s debt limit, as he faces pressures within his party to make good on significant fiscal reform.  

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Santos getting icy reception from House GOP

BY EMILY BROOKS AND MYCHAEL SCHNELL

Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) is getting an icy reception from colleagues in the House GOP even as he receives committee assignments and continues to serve his constituents on Long Island.

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Preparing the next generation of citizens requires bringing back civics

BY RAJIV VINNAKOTA AND LOUISE DUBÉ

OPINION | Buried in the year-end omnibus spending bill, Congress delivered a significant, new investment in civics education that will help cultivate the next generation of engaged citizens and strengthen American democracy. 

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Merrick Garland’s special counsel conundrum

BY ALAN B. MORRISON

OPINION | For quite different reasons, both Republicans and Democrats are unhappy with Attorney General Merrick Garland for his decision to appoint special counsels to investigate possible criminal mishandling of classified documents by current and former presidents. He deserves considerable sympathy for his current conundrum, which is largely not of his own making.

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The New York Times: Most Abortion Bans Include Exceptions. In Practice, Few Are Granted.

BY AMY SCHOENFELD WALKER

Last summer, a Mississippi woman sought an abortion after, she said, a friend had raped her. Her state prohibits most abortions but allows them for rape victims. Yet she could not find a doctor to provide one.

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The Washington Post: In Dnipro missile strike: Nine floors of random death and destruction

BY SIOBHÁN O'GRADY AND ANASTACIA GALOUCHKA

DNIPRO, Ukraine — For the better part of three days, the relatives of the missing stood watch outside, in freezing cold, hoping for miracles.

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CNN: Germany has stalled on sending tanks to Ukraine. Here’s why the Leopard 2 is so important

BY ROB PICHETA

Germany failed to reach agreement with its key Western allies on sending Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, despite growing pressure from NATO and Kyiv to step up its military aid ahead of a potential Russian spring offensive.

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The Wall Street Journal: Abbott Under Federal Criminal Investigation Over Baby Formula

BY LIZ ESSLEY WHYTE, DAVE MICHAELS AND JESSE NEWMAN

The Justice Department is investigating conduct at the Abbott Laboratories infant-formula plant in Sturgis, Mich., that led to its shutdown last year and worsened a nationwide formula shortage, people familiar with the matter said.

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